A visit to the Hughes Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Hughes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hughes Cemetery:
34.0057, -86.0028
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hughes Cemetery is located in Etowah County<2>.
The county seat for Etowah County is located in Gadsden. Gadsden lies just to the north northwest of the Hughes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hughes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Hughes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hughes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Forrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Forrest Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest Cemetery
- Alabama City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Alabama City Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City Cemetery
- Lincoln Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crestwood Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Crestwood Memorial Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crestwood Memorial Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Burns Park.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22342 <5>
- Tillison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tillison Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillison Cemetery
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
- McCartney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McCartney Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartney Cemetery
- Rainbow Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reid Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Hill UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Noble Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Noble Hill Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Hill Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Ivalee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ivalee Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hughes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hughes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gadsden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Gadsden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Black Creek Falls ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek Falls is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Falls
- Alabama City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alabama City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City
- Burns Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Rainbow City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Bennettsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bennettsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Attalla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reece City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reece City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Glencoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrims Rest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Anderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Crudup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Ridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Southside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hokes Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Markton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Oak Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Cobb City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Coat's Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Turkeytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wilsonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Ivalee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Hughes Cemetery. The following communities are located in Etowah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hughes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alabama City
- Attalla
- Gadsden
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Hughes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Etowah County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Hughes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #140626 (Hughes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #140626 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Etowah
- Est. Elev: 167 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gadsden West
- Location given for Hughes Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0056531 Lon: -86.0027495
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Etowah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hughes Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |